The Cjardcn of pie at 'ant Fleers, j 3 9 
from the middle of thcfe branches to the ends of them, come forth the flowers, two 
for the mod parr ftanding together vpon a little footftalkc, which arc of a pale yellow 
colour, very fmill, and of the forme of a Peafc bloftome : after which come fmooth 
heads, which arc turned or writhen round, almofl like a Snailc, hard and greene atthe 
firff, fomewhat like a greene button (from the formes of both which caine their 
names)but afterwards growing whiter, more foftand open, wherein lyethyellowilh 
round and flat feede, fomewhat like vnto the Kidney beane : theroote is fmall and 
llringie, dying downe euery yeare,and mult be new fownc in the 1 pring, if you delire 
to hauc it. 
6 . Mcdicx fp 'mtfi mtior. Prickly or thorny Snailes,or Buttons. 
This kinde of Media is inall things very like vnto theformer, both in the long tray- 
ling branches, & three leaues alwaies growing together, but a littlegrcarer paleyellow 
flowers, and crooked or winding heads : but herein chiefly conlifteth the difference, 
that this kinde hath his heads or buttons harder, a little greater, more clofed together, 
and fee with fliortand fomewhat Hard prickles, all the head ouer, which being pulled 
open, hauethofe prickles (landing on each fide of thefilmeorskinne, Whereof the 
head conlifteth, fomewhat like vnto a filhbonc, and in this kinde goeth all one way j 
inwhichare contained (uch like feedes for the forme, as are in the former, but great 
and blackc, and (liining withail, 
7. Mcdicx fpinofx niter*. Small thorney Buttons, or Snailes. 
This other kinde is alfo like vnto the laft deferibed in all other things, except in the 
heads or buttons, which are a little fmaller, but fee with longer and fofter prickes vpon 
the filmes, and may eafily bee dilcerned to goe both forwards and backewards, one 
cnterlacing within another, wherein are contained luch like flataudblackefhining 
feede, made after the falliion of a kidney,;» are in the former, but fomewhat Imaller s 
theroote perilheth inlike manner cucry yearc. 
$. Media Idtx. Broade Buttons. 
This kinde differeth not from the firftin leafe or flower, the fruite onely hereof is 
broade and flat, and not fo much twined as it. 
9. Media Lumta. Halfe Moones. 
This is alfo a kinde of thefeMedicke fodders, hauing a trefoyle leafe and yellow 
flowers like the former forts, but both fomewhat larger, the chiefeft difference con- 
fifteth in the head or fruite, which is broade and flat, and not twined like the reft, but 
abideth halfe clofed,rcfembling a halfe Moone (and thereupon hath aftumed both the 
Latinc and Eng lift) name) wherein is contained flat feede, kidney falbion like the for- 
mer. 
i o. Hcdyfurum clypextum. The red Sattin flower. 
This red flowred Fitchling. hath many (hikes of wingedfaire greeneleaues, that is, 
of many fet on both fidesa middleribbe, whereof thatattheendisthegreatellof 
the reft : from the ioynts wherethe leaues (land, come forth pretty long fmall ftalkes, 
bearing on them very many flowers, vp to thetoppe one aboue another, of an excel- 
lent (liining red or crimfon colour, very like vnto Sattin of that colour, andfomc- 
timesof a white colour, (as Mailer William Coys,a Gentleman of good refpedt in 
E(Tex,a great and ancient louerandcherifher of thefe delights, and of all other rare 
plants, in his life time allured me, he had growing in his garden at Stubbers by North 
Okenden) which arc fomewhat large, and more clofed together, almofl flat and 
not open, as in mod of the other forts : after the flowers are pall, there come 
rough, flat, round huskes, fomewhat like vnto the old falhioned round bucklers with- 
out pikes, three ot foure ftanding one vpon or aboue another, wherein are contained 
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